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in his criticism of washington how is this going to go down in pakistan. well i must tell you there's. a ten years ago. it was really very hard to find a clean clean sheet in pakistan criticizing the united states it was it was taken for granted if you're criticizing the u.s. you must be some radical extremist but today you have people from the upper classes of pakistan really lead and very very critical of the united states so i think there's something really wrong and i think. responsibility also on the on the u.s. media to convey the right church to the american people you know which is unfortunately they're not doing very much telling the whatever. line of the government so i think i don't see in the near future many of these serious differences between pakistan and the united states. or i could have the two in this week ratio and one from islam about thanks for an autopsy. so look at some of the stories now the stories that shaped the week from out say of the former pows general accused of ordering the massacre is likely to have a new legal team to re
in his criticism of washington how is this going to go down in pakistan. well i must tell you there's. a ten years ago. it was really very hard to find a clean clean sheet in pakistan criticizing the united states it was it was taken for granted if you're criticizing the u.s. you must be some radical extremist but today you have people from the upper classes of pakistan really lead and very very critical of the united states so i think there's something really wrong and i think. responsibility...
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has announced it's pulling the plug on almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan relations between the two countries have been strained since osama bin laden's killing in may journalist ahmed qureia she says the differences between washington and islamabad will not be ironed out easily. i don't think we're seeing any signs that the u.s. officials are really sincere about the relationship. as a relationship between two new and southern were together ten years ago. it was really very hard to find a clean clean shaven box then you criticizing the united states it was it was taken for granted if you're criticizing the u.s. you must be. ready for it screams today who have people from the upper classes of pakistan really leads are very very critical of the united states so i think there's something really wrong and i think there is a huge responsibility also on the u.s. media to convey the right church and the american public you can be just unfortunately they're not doing their very much telling the whatever you fishing line of the u.s. government so i think i don't se
has announced it's pulling the plug on almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan relations between the two countries have been strained since osama bin laden's killing in may journalist ahmed qureia she says the differences between washington and islamabad will not be ironed out easily. i don't think we're seeing any signs that the u.s. officials are really sincere about the relationship. as a relationship between two new and southern were together ten years ago. it was...
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us has announced it's pulling the plug on almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan relations between the two countries have been strained since the summer bin laden's killing in may the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship must be worked on over time. well our main news this hour the tragedy in central russia a pleasure cruise this sank earlier almost two hundred people on board it sank in the revolver in tartus style let's get the latest my correspondent is in the republic's capital. very good evening should give us some idea of what's happening there around you know what are officials and rescue teams telling. colors are active and yes from here from cousin into stand there where the ship sank at the moment a large rescue operation is currently underway and those rescue teams have been at it now for some hours and they'll be at it for many more at the moment the figures stand roughly like this there were approximately one hundred eighty to one hundred of one hundred seventy nine people on board it's dif
us has announced it's pulling the plug on almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan relations between the two countries have been strained since the summer bin laden's killing in may the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship must be worked on over time. well our main news this hour the tragedy in central russia a pleasure cruise this sank earlier almost two hundred people on board it sank in the revolver in...
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the us is an answer pulling the plug almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan are relations between the two countries have been strained since the summer bin laden's killing in may the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship quote must be worked on over time. you know on our main news story this hour the tragedy in central russia after that pleasure cruise sank earlier with almost two hundred on board a revolver and the late as we know is that more than one hundred people are still missing rescue divers are continuing to search the waters of the volga tonight. sins of people who were immediately rescued would take about a nearby vessel to shore in khazan as you can see here anxious friends and relatives gathering at the dock side with the first survivors were brought to shore most of them clearly in distress actually sleep they were met by police the medical crews and taken for treatment the vessel itself was called the ball carrier reportedly sank alarmingly within just three minutes of getting into di
the us is an answer pulling the plug almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan are relations between the two countries have been strained since the summer bin laden's killing in may the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship quote must be worked on over time. you know on our main news story this hour the tragedy in central russia after that pleasure cruise sank earlier with almost two hundred on board a revolver...
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has announced it's pulling the plug on almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan relations between the two countries have been strained since some of the largest killing in may the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship might be working on the. ukrainian court has reopened a criminal case against former prime minister when ukraine signed up to sell a lucrative steel production plant is alleged to have made last minute changes to the contract or contract causing the country massive financial losses next prime minister faces charges of abuse of power and up to ten years in prison she says the accusations against her have been fabricated by her political. australis to the country's five hundred was pollutants to pay cash for their carbon dioxide pollution starting from next year emissions are to be taxed at twenty five years dollars per metric ton the money raised will be used to compensate households . higher energy bills the land of water is one of the worst in meters of green. house gases in the world tha
has announced it's pulling the plug on almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan relations between the two countries have been strained since some of the largest killing in may the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship might be working on the. ukrainian court has reopened a criminal case against former prime minister when ukraine signed up to sell a lucrative steel production plant is alleged to have made last...
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the us is advanced it's pulling the plug on almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan relations between the two countries have been strained since the summer bin laden's killing the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship must be worked on over time. the ukrainian courts reopened a criminal case against the former prime minister is allegedly to machines were made last minute changes to a contractor style of planning rather substantial loss to the country the exploited minister faces charges of abusing her power which carries a ten year sentence but carries a sentence of up to ten years to show there is says she is innocent though their rivals are fabricating the claim was. britain's scandal plagued news of the world views papers rolled off the presses for the last time its final edition was apologetic but the fired after being hastily closed by rupert murdoch this week battled media mogul flew to london to take charge of the crisis which i'm told the paper in its parent company news international it claimed jou
the us is advanced it's pulling the plug on almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan relations between the two countries have been strained since the summer bin laden's killing the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship must be worked on over time. the ukrainian courts reopened a criminal case against the former prime minister is allegedly to machines were made last minute changes to a contractor style of...
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us is announced it's pulling the plug on almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan relations between the two countries have been strained since the summer bin laden's killing in may the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship must be worked for a time. he craved courts reopened a criminal case against the former prime minister is a legislatively shanker made last minute changes to a contract to sell off a steel plant had a substantial loss to the country the x. prime minister faces charges of abusing her power which carries a jail sentence of up to ten years to the shanker and says she's innocent though in that arrivals of fabricated claims. prison scandal plagued news of the world newspapers rolled off the presses for the last time its final edition was apologetic but defiant after being hastily closed by rupert murdoch was last week embattled really mogul flew to london to take charge of a crisis which engulfed the paper and its parent company news international it's claimed journalists hacked the phones o
us is announced it's pulling the plug on almost eight hundred million dollars of military aid to pakistan relations between the two countries have been strained since the summer bin laden's killing in may the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship must be worked for a time. he craved courts reopened a criminal case against the former prime minister is a legislatively shanker made last minute changes to a contract to sell off a steel...
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calls pakistan there's an important ally in the war on terror so what's gone wrong . i think we're seeing strong signs off united states getting really frustrated with the situation upon the sun and for the past few days we've seen. we've seen signs and actions on the part of the united states that are really being described by fox and fishers as inmates who are in terms of diplomacy for example we've seen. constant reports in mainstream media in particular in the new york times in the week. really talking about issues that pertain to fox and domestic politics for example the murder of a journalist and we've seen of course admiral mike mullen no less the chairman joint chiefs coming out to actually use the box and intelligence services behind it i mean things that you really wouldn't expect in a relationship as important as this one so i think what we're seeing is that the americans are are now really very first created with the situation in the understand and i think they would like to see the box sort of giving up on some off their positions and just getting in line
calls pakistan there's an important ally in the war on terror so what's gone wrong . i think we're seeing strong signs off united states getting really frustrated with the situation upon the sun and for the past few days we've seen. we've seen signs and actions on the part of the united states that are really being described by fox and fishers as inmates who are in terms of diplomacy for example we've seen. constant reports in mainstream media in particular in the new york times in the week....
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the money is being reduced to pakistan, hundreds of billions of dollars. the president came in, saying that he would agree to bring pakistan to the table with more aid. has that policy failed and is therera change of policy now? >> it's not changed -- it's not failed, pardon me. the truth of the matter is, our relationship with pakistan has been complicated. obviously, they're an important ally on the fight of terrorism. a victim of enormous amounts of terrorism. right now they've taken steps to given us reason to pause on the aid which we're giving to the military and we're trying to work through that. it's a complicated relationship and a very difficult complicated part of the board. obviously there's still a lot of pain that the political system in pakistan is feeling by virtue of the raid that we did to get osama bin laden. something that the president felt strongly about. we have no regrets over. but the pakistani relationship is difficult, but it must be made to work overtime. until we get through difficulty, we'll hold back some of the money that th
the money is being reduced to pakistan, hundreds of billions of dollars. the president came in, saying that he would agree to bring pakistan to the table with more aid. has that policy failed and is therera change of policy now? >> it's not changed -- it's not failed, pardon me. the truth of the matter is, our relationship with pakistan has been complicated. obviously, they're an important ally on the fight of terrorism. a victim of enormous amounts of terrorism. right now they've taken...
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the united states is not a beloved and pakistan. and so turning over osama bin laden would not be an easy decision for the pakistani security establishment to make which is why, of course, we didn't tell them that we were going in because we were worried that there would give up the game. >> a reminder to the audience, listening to the california radio program, best-selling author richard north patterson about his current novel, "the devil's light." a question from the audience about a previous novel of yours. the question is, whether you knew obama was going to run when you wrote that book. >> no, i didn't. it had a very interesting experience. in fact, i will tell the story which is why i'm not in the boat or consulting business. in 2004 my wife and i were at the democratic convention in boston. i was doing research for the race. obama had just given his electrifying convention speech. his name was on everyone's lips. i ran into someone that i knew and he was with the obama campaign. he said, do you want to meet barack obama? bara
the united states is not a beloved and pakistan. and so turning over osama bin laden would not be an easy decision for the pakistani security establishment to make which is why, of course, we didn't tell them that we were going in because we were worried that there would give up the game. >> a reminder to the audience, listening to the california radio program, best-selling author richard north patterson about his current novel, "the devil's light." a question from the audience...
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the two countries have been strained since osama bin laden's killing in may the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship must be worked on over time. and let's return to our breaking news this hour a passenger ferry with at least one hundred seventy people on board has sunk on the riba volga in russia's republic of tatarstan one person is known to have died but there are conflicting reports as to how many people are missing the vessel sank three kilometers from the shore in the area where the river widens into a nearby ship came to the stricken boats rescue to help save those on board i witness to say that thunderstorm was to blame for the sinking in twenty meter deep water emergencies ministry has opened a special investigation center into the incident the double decker ship called the bulgaria was built in one thousand nine hundred fifty five intracoastal. these are the first images of the rescue which we're getting here at so little to see of the boat itself in deep water and of course we'll keep you updated when we get more. writ
the two countries have been strained since osama bin laden's killing in may the white house called pakistan an important ally in the war on terror but added that the relationship must be worked on over time. and let's return to our breaking news this hour a passenger ferry with at least one hundred seventy people on board has sunk on the riba volga in russia's republic of tatarstan one person is known to have died but there are conflicting reports as to how many people are missing the vessel...
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is with holding $800 million in aid to pakistan. president obama's chief of staff confirmed the move today. william daily says pakistan has quote taken steps that have given us reason to pause. the pakistani military tells cnn it has not been officially informed that aid from washington is being withheld. >>> defense secretary leon panetta is in iraq today. it's his first trip there as head of the pentagon. panetta is meeting with iraqi leaders and u.s. troops scheduled to leave that country at the end of the year. this comes as iraqi leaders debate whether to ask the u.s. to stay beyond 2011. >>> the shuttle "atlantis" arrives at the international space station one last time to a big old embrace. they were welcomed aboard by the current crew. they have a year's worth of supplies and it's going to take both crews about a week to unload all of it. >> the high flying antics of the blue angels are bringing thousands of spectators to pensacola beach this weekend. the huge crowds are providing a much needed boost for the gulf coast econo
is with holding $800 million in aid to pakistan. president obama's chief of staff confirmed the move today. william daily says pakistan has quote taken steps that have given us reason to pause. the pakistani military tells cnn it has not been officially informed that aid from washington is being withheld. >>> defense secretary leon panetta is in iraq today. it's his first trip there as head of the pentagon. panetta is meeting with iraqi leaders and u.s. troops scheduled to leave that...
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is withholding $800 million in aid to pakistan. president obama's chief of staff confirmed the move today. william daily says pakistan has, quote, taken some steps that have given us reason to pause, end quote. the pakistani military tells cnn it has not been officially informed that aid from washington is being wit held. >>> with the final edition of britain's popular tabloid "news of the world" on the stands, rupert murdoch is hoping to limit the damage to his media empire. murdoch arrived in london today. his company's british subsidiary closed yours truly news of the world" after reports the newspaper hacked the phone of a missing teenager who was later found dead. stay with us for reports from london later on this hour. >>> a strong earthquake rocked japan's northeastern coast today. this is the same region devastated by a quake and tsunami earlier this year. today's 7.0 tremor prompted tsunami advisories that were later canceled. so far there have been no reports of injuries or damage. tremors were felt as far away as tokyo.
is withholding $800 million in aid to pakistan. president obama's chief of staff confirmed the move today. william daily says pakistan has, quote, taken some steps that have given us reason to pause, end quote. the pakistani military tells cnn it has not been officially informed that aid from washington is being wit held. >>> with the final edition of britain's popular tabloid "news of the world" on the stands, rupert murdoch is hoping to limit the damage to his media empire....
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stop giving money to countries that wasted like pakistan. share the wealth and do not cut education. >> the one thing i would say about giving money to countries that we stick with pakistan listed, i think it is important for people to know the foreign aid accounts for less than 2% of our budget. if you define it as the foreign if you define it as the foreign aid to help feed people and classic foreign-aid, it is closer to 1%. sometimes people have an exaggerated sense that we spend 25% of the federal budget on foreign aid. it is a tiny amount that has a big impact. for america to be a leader in the world and have influence, to help stabilize countries and great opportunity for people so they do not breed terrorists or create huge refugee flows, it is smart for us to make a modest investment in foreign aid. it is a force multiplier. it is something american needs to continue to do in our role as a global leader. >> the next one is simple from daniel. we need to raise taxes. [laughter] >> as i have said before, if wealthy individuals are will
stop giving money to countries that wasted like pakistan. share the wealth and do not cut education. >> the one thing i would say about giving money to countries that we stick with pakistan listed, i think it is important for people to know the foreign aid accounts for less than 2% of our budget. if you define it as the foreign if you define it as the foreign aid to help feed people and classic foreign-aid, it is closer to 1%. sometimes people have an exaggerated sense that we spend 25%...
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and pakistan have hit the bottom line. white house chief of staff william daly confirms usa aid to pakistan is being withheld pending better behavior out of islamabad. >> right now they have taken some steps that give us reason to pause on some of the aid we were giving to their mill tashgs and we're trying to work through that. but until we get through these difficulties, we will hold back some of the money that the american taxpayers have committed to giving them. >> some $800 million. >> yes. >> in advance of tonight's debt-reduction meeting at the white house, the obama administration sent out treasury secretary timothy geithner for yet another red alert about what will happen if p congress fails to raise the debt ceiling. >> no responsible leader would say the united states, for the first time in its history, should not pay its bills and meet its obligations. that would be catastrophic for the economy. everybody understands that. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says he's for a big deal as long as it doesn'
and pakistan have hit the bottom line. white house chief of staff william daly confirms usa aid to pakistan is being withheld pending better behavior out of islamabad. >> right now they have taken some steps that give us reason to pause on some of the aid we were giving to their mill tashgs and we're trying to work through that. but until we get through these difficulties, we will hold back some of the money that the american taxpayers have committed to giving them. >> some $800...
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both in pakistan as well as in yemen. >> president obama wants to bring about 12,000 service members back home this year and 23,000 next year. >>> news of the world is saying thank you, and goodbye to readers this morning. the final paper hit news stands today. the tabloid is shutting town after allegations that they hacked voice mails of celebrities, homicide victims. >> i'm so proud of my colleagues who have continued this week in absolutely trying, and very personally, and professionally difficult circumstances in such a professional matter. >> news of the world has been around 168 years. the paper is owned by news corps, the parent company of fox news. just hours ago, rupert murdoch arrived at the offices of the news division. >>> house speaker john boehner is abandoning plans for a $4 trillion package. >> both agree it's going to hurt. republicans don't want tax increases. democrats wants to keep entitlements like medicare and social security in tact. so far, neither side is budging. >> we agree after a decade of wracking up deficits and debt, we need to get our fiscal house in
both in pakistan as well as in yemen. >> president obama wants to bring about 12,000 service members back home this year and 23,000 next year. >>> news of the world is saying thank you, and goodbye to readers this morning. the final paper hit news stands today. the tabloid is shutting town after allegations that they hacked voice mails of celebrities, homicide victims. >> i'm so proud of my colleagues who have continued this week in absolutely trying, and very personally,...
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strength and responsiveness of the state's wherever we look whether it's iraq or afghanistan to prevent pakistan from continuing to fail, the idea of the two-stage solution for israel and palestine or all within the concept of the system and if we don't have strong response things are going in the wrong direction. >> host: what i see on the ground and a travel to afghanistan is to be honest with all the power of the u.s. military you have an incredibly confident will lead military. in the and that's not enough to substitute for the government's of the afghan states and institutions provide and and pushing we just never quite get there. it's hard to find anybody -- >> guest: that's true, too. this brings us back to something like democratization and the culture in their view is going to be something where the people will have a way if you change those that are going to run their government. this is something you can't avoid. when the figures for you don't put other dictators in you can put into place the basic institutions and procedures. >> host: he turned back from these issues in the news of t
strength and responsiveness of the state's wherever we look whether it's iraq or afghanistan to prevent pakistan from continuing to fail, the idea of the two-stage solution for israel and palestine or all within the concept of the system and if we don't have strong response things are going in the wrong direction. >> host: what i see on the ground and a travel to afghanistan is to be honest with all the power of the u.s. military you have an incredibly confident will lead military. in the...
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. >>> pennetta is taking on the challenge of battling militants in afghanistan and pakistan as the u.s. prepares to drawdown troops in the region. yesterday he landed in kabul where he assured karzai. >> i assured him that the u.s. is committed to the long-term security of the afghan people and that our goal here is to insure that if afghanistan is stable in the future, and can secure, defend and govern itself so that it can never again become a safe haven for al qaeda and it's militant allies. >>> the word added a new nation this weekend. south sudan was recognized as the newest african country. you see the flag there being raised. independence comes after years of fighting between the islamic government and predominantly christian south. the reverend franklin graham spent time in the country and tells us the fight something far from over there. >> there is a lot of work that needs to be done. right now you have the mountains being attacked, and bombing the civilians as we sit here today. when we were celebrating peace yesterday, his air force was bombing. >> he attended the inaugurat
. >>> pennetta is taking on the challenge of battling militants in afghanistan and pakistan as the u.s. prepares to drawdown troops in the region. yesterday he landed in kabul where he assured karzai. >> i assured him that the u.s. is committed to the long-term security of the afghan people and that our goal here is to insure that if afghanistan is stable in the future, and can secure, defend and govern itself so that it can never again become a safe haven for al qaeda and it's...
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obviously, al qaeda is spread out to the arabian peninsula, pakistan areas, and the rest. but it's about continuing this route. many people are concerned if there's a withdrawal of u.s. troops they shouldn't be too dramatic or swift to withdraw before al qaeda and taliban are defeated. >> christiane, i appreciate your analysis. i want to remind everybody, be sure to watch christiane a little later this morning on "this week." she has an exclusive interview with white house chief of staff bill daley. bianna, over to you. >>> not too far from here at rancho mirage, california, preparations are under way for the funeral of former first lady betty ford. family and friends will gather tuesday for a celebration of life service. barbara pinto has more on the nation saying good-bye to a brave and beloved woman who touched so many lives. >> r rorter: her candor and courage touched the nation. and now we know more how betty ford's family will pay tribute. >> people in america and across the world, they are going to say good-bye and they want to pay tribute to her. and private servic
obviously, al qaeda is spread out to the arabian peninsula, pakistan areas, and the rest. but it's about continuing this route. many people are concerned if there's a withdrawal of u.s. troops they shouldn't be too dramatic or swift to withdraw before al qaeda and taliban are defeated. >> christiane, i appreciate your analysis. i want to remind everybody, be sure to watch christiane a little later this morning on "this week." she has an exclusive interview with white house chief...
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economies then spread and influenced china, in turn which influenced india, which may be influencing pakistan. that same pattern may be beginning to happen in africa, as we have some real success stories, and others countries say, if rwanda can do it, if ghana can do it, why can't we? >> we'll have to leave it at that. thank you very much. >>> we will be right back. woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it was. so to save some money, we taught our 5 year old how to dunk. woman: scholarship! woman: honey go get him. anncr: there's an easier way to save. get online. go to geico.com. get a quote. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> can a day pulled the last of its troops out of afghanistan this week. that brings us to our question of the week -- how many nations still have combat troops in afghanistan as part of the international security assist tansz force? is it 6, 16, 26 or 46? stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. make sure you go to cnn.com/gps for ten more question and make sure you check out the global public square
economies then spread and influenced china, in turn which influenced india, which may be influencing pakistan. that same pattern may be beginning to happen in africa, as we have some real success stories, and others countries say, if rwanda can do it, if ghana can do it, why can't we? >> we'll have to leave it at that. thank you very much. >>> we will be right back. woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it was. so to save some money, we taught...
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economies then spread and influenced china in term which influenced india which may be influencing pakistan. that same pattern may be beginning to happen in africa as we have some real success stories in other countries thinking if rwanda can do it, why can't we? >> we'll have to leave it at that. thank you very much. we will be right back. >> if i can finish now -- oh, yes, why don't you meow when i woman does that. between accoun, so your money can move as fast as you do. check out your portfolio, track the market with live updates. and execute trades anywhere and anytime the inspiration hits you. even deposit checks right from your phone. just take a picture, hit deposit and you're done. open an account today and put schwab mobile to work for you. >>> canada pulled the last of the combat troops out of afghanistan this week. this brings us to our question of the week. how many nations still have combat troops in afghanistan as part of the international security assistance force? is it a, 6, b, 16, c, 26 or d 46. stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. go to cnn.com/gps for ten m
economies then spread and influenced china in term which influenced india which may be influencing pakistan. that same pattern may be beginning to happen in africa as we have some real success stories in other countries thinking if rwanda can do it, why can't we? >> we'll have to leave it at that. thank you very much. we will be right back. >> if i can finish now -- oh, yes, why don't you meow when i woman does that. between accoun, so your money can move as fast as you do. check...
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most of them are veterans of jihad in south asia, kashmir, pakistan, indonesia. some of the commanders are actually foreigners. >> you have no of the magnitude or size of this problem? >> the size of al shabaab shifts. you have the core group then you have the militias which switch allegiance very quickly depending on circumstances and happenstance. the number that most analysts play around with, and this is only a guess, and that is probably in the low thousands, maybe upwards of five. at times you can capture the loyalty of certain clans or sub- clans. each has its own armed force which can be purchased. what other times you can purchase entire units even from the transitional government forces. >> congressman, if i could add, i have done research on the issue of particularly the foreign element in al shabaab and the strength of the organization. no one knows other than al shabaab how many armed followers they have in the country, but the last estimates were 4000, going up to 6000 or 7000 armed persons at any given time in the country. the more interesting part
most of them are veterans of jihad in south asia, kashmir, pakistan, indonesia. some of the commanders are actually foreigners. >> you have no of the magnitude or size of this problem? >> the size of al shabaab shifts. you have the core group then you have the militias which switch allegiance very quickly depending on circumstances and happenstance. the number that most analysts play around with, and this is only a guess, and that is probably in the low thousands, maybe upwards of...
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camp david, the draft that led to the volunteer army and the way we fight now in many ways, the india-pakistan war, which still defiance in many ways what is going on in the subcontinent now. even at the end of his career, end of his life, in 1994, he was still in the game. he was still thinking strategically. to him, the cold war -- the effects of the cold war still were not over. he was concerned about russia. his basic thesis was communism is dead in russia, but democracy has not yet won. for that reason he was traveling back and forth to russia, worried about the leaders in russia, speaking on the topic. he gets a call from president palin ton. they had a conversation about clinton's russia policy. you can see in the squept months clinton russian policy change along the advice that was given by richard nixon. that is, as i see it, the essence of the man. i would like to conclude by going back to senator dole's eulogy. he talks about the last time he saw president nixon at a luncheon held in the capital honoring the 25th anniversary of his first inaugural. without a note, president nixon st
camp david, the draft that led to the volunteer army and the way we fight now in many ways, the india-pakistan war, which still defiance in many ways what is going on in the subcontinent now. even at the end of his career, end of his life, in 1994, he was still in the game. he was still thinking strategically. to him, the cold war -- the effects of the cold war still were not over. he was concerned about russia. his basic thesis was communism is dead in russia, but democracy has not yet won....